Questions
about Penance/Confession
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February 2009
If a person mentions in Confession that
he uses contraception, does canon law set
a punishment?
February 2009
Can you help me with my novel by telling me what priestly penance would be set for this criminal?
July 2008
Seeing I struggle with homosexuality and am new to Church ways, did I do my penance correctly?
July 2008
When
Catholics confess to a Catholic priest are
they directly confessing to God?
April
2008
Is Confession needed if I went to a communal penance service but didn't note leaving the Church?
October 2008
Can you help me in a play I'm writing by telling me the type of questions priests ask in Confession?
October 2008
If someone is living in sin are they allowed to go to Confession?
April 2007
What makes a sacrament, a sacrament and how do Confession and Reconciliation differ?
November 2007
Can you answer a few questions from a seeking Christian concerning Penance/Confession?
November 2007
Who actually forgives my sins in Confession: God, the priest, or do the two just agree?
April 2006
Can you give me the Catholic view of John 20:22-23 and; how can a priest forgive people's sins?
June 2005
So why would I ask God to forgive, as I forgive, when the best I can do is forgive imperfectly?
April 2005
Can a priest break the seal of Confession like when a penitent is a serial molester?
April 2005
Can a Hindu confess his sins to a priest, not to communicate with God, but for moral guidance?
April 2005
Why does Catholic doctrine acknowledge confession of sins to a priest?
November 2003
Why do you pray to Mary and the saints instead of Jesus and why do you confess your sins to a priest rather than Jesus?
November 2003
Is severe penance right or wrong and are there acceptable methods of severe penance in the Church?
November 2003
Could you explain to me the development of the sacrament of Penance?
November 2000
Since its not man's job to forgive sins, what does confessing my sins to a priest do for me?
November 2000
Can you defend the Church's interpretation of John 20:19-23 on confessing your sins to a priest?
August 2000
At the Final Judgment, will we be responsible for the sins we mentioned in Confession?
August 2000
What do you think of second graders receiving their First Communion before their First Penance?